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Spencer Waugh
Spencer Waugh (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 21. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Waugh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Spencer Waugh was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. Waugh's career experience includes working as a professor, debate coach, high school teacher, and student teacher supervisor. He earned a bachelor's degree from Central College in 1998 and a graduate degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 2007.[1]
Waugh has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Lutheran Church of Hope
- Simpson College
- Des Moines National Tournament Host Committee
Elections
2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Brooke Boden defeated Spencer Waugh in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 21 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brooke Boden (R) | 58.6 | 10,184 |
 | Spencer Waugh (D)  | 41.2 | 7,166 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 17,373 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 21
Spencer Waugh advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 21 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Waugh | 99.5 | 633 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 636 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Brooke Boden advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 21 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brooke Boden | 98.1 | 1,485 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 1,514 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Waugh in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Spencer Waugh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Waugh's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We must strive to be the national model of excellence in education. When I started training to be a teacher in 1994 in Marion county, Iowa took pride in having one of the best education systems in the nation. This is why I stayed in Iowa to raise my family, and why I chose to teach here. It is time to look forward and work together to be great again! Our communities, our kids, and our state deserve better.
- We must increase access to mental healthcare, especially in rural areas. While mental healthcare funding and access have only decreased over the years, the stresses of life have increased. Iowans need help and we need to start taking that seriously. We need to invest in mental healthcare across the state, but especially in HD 21.
- We must stop the erosion of individual rights, which means we need to protect personal rights of all, not just a select few. Our state has lost a sense of community we once had, and I believe most Iowans miss that. In the Iowa House, I will work to protect the rights, freedom, and liberties of all our neighbors.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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